building sustainably biophilic design workshop · 2018-03-21 · building a better world together...
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Building a better world together
Dr Ed Suttie & Dr Flavie Lowres, BRE
Building SustainablyBiophilic Design Workshop
World Green Building Council
Moving beyond green to create truly sustainable buildings
What defines a great indoor environment?
Circadian lighting
CHARACTERISTICS LINKED TO COMFORT
TemperatureHumidityAcoustics
LightVOC´s
ColoursSurfaces
Luukku House, Aalto University
Evidence from Offices
– 15% increase in reported levels of well-being
– 6% more productive
– 15% more creative
– reduction in absenteeism
Q-Free office, Trondheim
– Noise reduction
– Modern aesthetic
– Promote health and creativity
Question 1
Think of a place where you feel relaxed and inspired?
Question 1
Think of a place where you feel relaxed and inspired?
a. At home
b. In a forest
c. By the sea
d. In the office
e. In the mountains
f. On my bike
g. On the train to Ecobuild
Biophilia
– Biophilia hypothesis, idea that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life.
– German-born American psychoanalyst Erich Fromm in The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness (1973)
– Harvard Professor of Biology, multiple Pulitzer prize winning author and world authority on social insects Edward O. Wilson in his work Biophilia (1984), which proposed
Our genetic connection to nature
Question 2
Which of the following might provide the best “connection to nature”?
a. Plants
b. A painting
c. View from a window
d. Diversity of pattern
e. Daylight
f. Colour
g. Texture
h. Sound
i. Air
j. Scent
nature
colour
texture light view
air
diversity
soundaesthetic
The project
• Grow and deepen the evidence base for health, wellbeing and productivity impacts of restorative office refurbishment
The questions
• What practical interventions can office owners implement to improve health andwellbeing?
• Can these be quantified as part of the decision making process?
• Can products used in the refurbishment of a building be measured for their “health andwellbeing potential”?
• Measures of occupant productivity?
• Provision of practical guidance to engage refurbishment contractors, real estate ownersand designers.
• Evidence building for offices and products
The building
– 1980s concrete framed office– Civil service cellular offices– ‘Standard’ refurbishment heating,
lighting and ventilation strategy and controls
Experimental Plan
– November 2017 to November2018 (baseline)– December 2018 to March 2019 (refurb)– April 2019 to March 2020 (impact)– Monitoring the indoor environment– Monitoring the outdoor environment– Monitoring the occupants
Materials and services inventory
Continuous monitoring using Tinytag loggerso Temperature and RH o CO2 level
Periodic monitoringo Ventilation rate (ACH - using tracer gas)o VOC (total and individual compounds by ISO
16000 & 16017 methods)
IAQ monitoring
Computer modelling of daylight:• Daylight distribution across office space• Annual profiles of daylight illuminance at eye level,
working plane level and window level
Daylight monitoring:• Outdoor level of daylight – roof-mounted light sensor plus
internally mounted power supply and data logger• Indoor level of daylight
Assessment of daylight levels
Assessment of acoustic environment
Modelling of acoustic environment:• Reverberation time
Characterising acoustic environment• Walk through survey
Noise monitoring:• Decibels in office• Background• External
Psychology: Questionnaires, tools, cognitive tasks, interviews
Physiology: Biomarkers, wearables
Productivity measures
Occupant monitoring
Project Board
Dissemination partners
Question 3
Thinking of your current main workplace - what change would make apositive difference to your working day?
a. Reduced noise distraction
b. Improve access to daylight
c. More plants and greenery in the office
d. Access to views of the sky
e. A diverse colour palette
f. Ability to move subject to my task
g. Fruit
Question 4
Your feelings for you main workplace?
a. Depressing
b. Boring
c. Uplifting
d. Inspiring
e. Warm
f. Cold
g. Proud
h. Fun
Question 5
Where do you feel most productive?
a. In a single occupant office
b. In an open plan office
c. In a public space
d. At home
e. In a coffee shop
Question 6
Do you think biophilic design is a step in the right direction to improvehealth and wellbeing?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe - but needs more evidence
Results
Results
Results
Results
Results
Results
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Thank youDr Ed [email protected] 664158@Ed_Suttie
Dr Flavie [email protected] 664560@lowresf